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Re: [OM] To OM2000 or not to OM2000

Subject: Re: [OM] To OM2000 or not to OM2000
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2009 22:45:13 -0400
I was only surprised that Olympus would sell a camera without TTL flash.

Dr. Flash

Joel Wilcox wrote:
> Which makes it a perfect camera for Dr. Flash!
> 
> I am surprised that you're surprised.  TTL would have added a lot of
> propriety circuitry to a manual camera that sold for $160 and which,
> as Dr. Flash would say, doesn't work much better than flash-auto
> anyway.
> 
> Joel W.
> 
> On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 5:34 AM, Chuck
> Norcutt<chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> This was a shock.  I've never seen an OM-2000 and had no idea the
>> OM-2000 doesn't have TTL flash control.  I had to go double check with
>> the eSIF and the user's manual before I'd believe it.
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>>
>> Ian Manners wrote:
>>> Hi Ken,
>>>
>>>> Two reasons alone to have one is the higher flash sync-speed and the
>>>> double-exposure mode.  The fact it also has a spot-meter ain't half bad
>>>> either. Oh, did I mention it's substantially lighter than a single-digit OM
>>>> body?
>>> Shame it's only a standard flash shoe, be really nice if it had TTL !
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>> Ian Manners
>>> Every difficulty slurred over will be a ghost to disturb your repose later 
>>> on.
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